Guy Snodgrass
TOPGUN Graduate and Instructor, Ret., and Author “TOPGUN’s Top 10”
Guy Snodgrass is CEO of Defense Analytics, an international strategic advisory firm. He is a national security, operations, and technology expert who brings a wealth of experience spanning strategy development, long-range planning, strategic communications, and digital transformation. He is a Forbes contributor and appears as a commentator on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg, and others.
Before transitioning to private industry, Snodgrass served as an award-winning fighter pilot, TOPGUN instructor, and US Navy commander. His tours of duty include combat missions in the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Freedom and as commanding officer for a Japan-based fighter squadron. His experience spans the Americas, Europe, Indo-Pacific, and Middle East.
While serving as the Pentagon’s Director of Communications and Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s chief speechwriter, Snodgrass authored the publicly released 2018 National Defense Strategy. This strategy sets the strategic and investment priorities for a $720 billion national security organization, specifically advocating for game-changing technological investments to safeguard America’s digital infrastructure and overall security interests.
Snodgrass most recently authored his second book, TOPGUN’s TOP 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit, which explores life lessons and leadership tenets through the lens of the high-performance fighter pilot community. His first book, Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis, explores the challenging dynamic between Mattis and Trump during a fast-moving period in US history.
Snodgrass has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the United States Naval Academy, two master’s degrees from MIT (computer science and nuclear engineering), and a third master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the US Naval War College. He serves on several boards of directors, including for Candorful and the US Naval Institute. He is also an active speaker, traveling nationwide to provide keynote remarks on leadership, high-performing teams, and personal growth.
